booger
15
9.9
- noun
- /ˈbʊɡər/
- Archaic
:
coco
- little booger
- booger monster
- Booger eater
Examples
-
Get ready to help out, Booger, before we get beat.
-
You want to talk about boogers?
-
Shaped like a giant booger, it had no discernible head.
Fiction book (2000) -
Dear Gregory, I'm very sorry I chased you with a booger on my finger.
-
If a giant booger monster couldn't kill you, what's a breath of fresh air gonna do?
-
The parents told their children that the booger would come for them if they misbehaved.
-
To scare the kids, he pretended to be a booger hiding under the bed.
-
She warned her brother that the booger was lurking in the closet, waiting to jump out.
Synonyms
∞
2.2
A large frightening imaginary creature often made of human and animal parts
34
8.1
An imaginary monster adults mention to scare children into behaving
25
7.4
A made-up creature adults tell children about to scare them when they misbehave
23
8.3
An imaginary creature that secretly causes problems with machines and planes
6
9.6
A thing that causes fear or worry, often without real danger
4
9.9
A scary monster in Latin American stories that parents say to frighten children
1
9.5
A small, playful monster or ghost used with children
1
9.9
An imaginary monster used to frighten children
A pretend monster children imagine hiding in places like closets
Idioms
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Booger for a scary creature comes from an old word bogey, as in bogeyman, which meant 'an evil spirit' that frightened children. That's why booger was used as a name for a monster parents told stories about to scare kids.